Now Hear This…Songs To Make You Scream

Call me crazy, but carving pumpkins, staying up past your bedtime, eating too much candy and drinking pumpkin beer/spiked apple cider while dressed as your favourite ghost, ghoul or goblin is like, an insurmountable amount of holiday fun. On the other hand, listening to John Carpenter’s Halloween theme or Monster Mash on repeat is not.

Enter New Wave revivalists and the rising popularity of goth-infused anything and we’re left with tons of options to bring Halloween playlists into the twenty-tens. Whether you are going out to paint the town a bloody red or slaying in, this collection of songs will ressurect any gathering. Happy haunting!

AUSTRA :: The Beast
Austra – The Beast by pipedreamin
TRUST :: Candy Walls
Trust – Candy Walls by sacredbones
CHELSEA WOLFE :: Mer
Chelsea Wolfe – Mer by One Thirty BPM
CRYSTAL CASTLES :: Baptism
Crystal Castles – Baptism by Jrparado
CRAFT SPELLS :: The Fog Rose High
The Fog Rose High by Craft Spells by goincase
I BREAK HORSES :: Load Your Eyes (Star Slinger Remix)
I Break Horses – Load Your Eyes (Star Slinger Load Your 808 Remix) by Bella Union
BURIAL :: Stolen Dog
Burial – Stolen Dog by ListenBeforeYouBuy
ZOLA JESUS :: Vessel
Zola Jesus – Vessel by sacredbones
PURITY RING :: Belispeak
Belispeak by PURITY RING
MEMORY TAPES :: Offers
Memory Tapes – Offers by gulsah turgut
CHARLI XCX :: Nuclear Seasons
CharliXCX – Nuclear Seasons by charlixcx
GRIMES :: Beast Infection (Cumbia Remix)
GRIMES – BEAST INFECTION (Cumbia Remix) by NOIA (projects)
HOW TO DRESS WELL :: Suicide Dream 2 (holy other remix)
How To Dress Well – Suicide Dream 2 (Holy Other’s Effervescent Mix) by HOLY OTHER
ATELECINE :: 4am
aTelecine – 4AM by P 3 N D V ? N Y C
FEVER RAY :: The Wolf
Fever Ray – The Wolf by Andrew Diego
SALEM :: King Night
KING NIGHT by SALEM official
MASSIVE ATTACK VS. BURIAL :: Paradise Circus
Massive Attack vs Burial – Paradise Circus (Radio Rip) by Behind Color Bars

Words by Kate Masewich